Q&A

Are there any Sears stores still open in Delaware?

Are there any Sears stores still open in Delaware?

The last Sears in Delaware, a relic of the bygone big-box department store era, will close in mid-April. Larry Costello, a spokesperson for Transformco, which owns Sears and Kmart, confirmed the decision to close the store in a statement to Delaware Online/The News Journal on Thursday morning.

Is the Concord Mall closing?

The Concord Mall and the Plymouth Place Mall stores are among the sites closing. The Plano, Texas-based retailer said it could take about 10 to 16 weeks to complete the closures. A list of the stores closing was published on Penney’s website.

How many Sears locations are still open?

At its peak, Sears operated more than 3,000 stores, but there are currently just 300 Sears and Kmart stores still open in the U.S. That’s less than half the nearly 700 that were open in October 2018, according to CNN.

Who owns the Christiana Mall?

Brookfield Properties
Brookfield Properties Retail Group
Christiana Mall/Owners

Who bought Concord Mall?

Real Estate Investments
The Chicago-based Ton Real Estate Investments bought Concord Mall in February 2020. Through their attorney, the mall’s former owners have “no comment” on the story. 16 News Now is awaiting responses from the lawyers who represent the new owners as well as Bradley Company, the court-appointed receiver.

How many Sears and Kmart stores are left?

After the new closings, it appears there will be 19 Sears department stores and 15 Kmart stores remaining. Transformco said in a statement to USA TODAY that there are more than 300 large and small format Sears and Kmart stores nationwide.

How many Kmart stores are still open 2021?

How many Kmart locations are there in the United States in 2021? There are 33 Kmart locations in the United States as of September 22, 2021.

Is Christiana Mall big?

The mall contains 179 shops, and is owned and managed by Brookfield Properties. It has 1,267,241 square feet (117,731 m2) of gross leasable area on one level. Christiana Mall is the largest shopping mall in the state of Delaware and the largest in the five states without sales tax outside of Oregon.

When was Concord Mall built?

Concord Mall opened in August 1972, anchored by Montgomery Ward and Robertson’s, a division of Gamble-Skogmo. J. C. Penney was added as a third anchor in 1976. After Robertson’s closed their location in 1985, Meis opened in the space later that year.